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鸫 (dōng) — thrush (any bird of the family Turdidae, especially the genus Turdus)

Definition

Bound form referring to a thrush (鸟 family Turdidae). It almost never appears alone — it combines with 乌 to mean 'blackbird', as in the example 乌鸫.

bound form
thrush (any bird of the family Turdidae, especially the genus Turdus)

Examples

  • 鸫
    Wǒ zài shān shàng kàn jiàn yì zhī wū dōng
    I saw a blackbird in the mountains.
  • 鸫
    Wū dōng de yǔ máo shì hè sè de
    The blackbird's feathers are brown.
  • 鸫
    Zhè zhǒng wū dōng dōng tiān huì fēi xiàng nán fāng
    This kind of blackbird flies south in winter.

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